The most useful 10,000 words in Japanese
Usefulness Level 4 Vocab 1101-1200
noun, 'suru' verb
totalization; totalisation; aggregation; tally (e.g. votes)(click the word for examples and links)
noun
1. existencenoun, noun (prefix)
2. possession; having(click the word to view an additional 1 meaning, examples and links)
noun, 'no' adjective
ultimate; extreme; final; eventual(click the word to view an additional 1 form, examples and links)
Most common form: がっしゅく
noun, 'suru' verb
lodging together; training camp; boarding house(click the word for examples and links)
noun, 'suru' verb, 'no' adjective
advice; suggestion(click the word to view an additional 1 reading, examples and links)
noun (suffix)
1. from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); in the field of; being of the type of2. aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; on; above
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noun
1. bathing2. to bathe; to take a bath; to enter a bath
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Most common form: 病む
to fall ill; to be ill
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Most common form: 我
my; our; one's own
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noun, 'suru' verb
closure (of a ceremony, event, meeting, etc.)(click the word for examples and links)
noun
1. head2. hair (on one's head)
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noun
1. performance; take; going before an audience or on-air2. game; season; crucial moment
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'tsu' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to fire (e.g. an arrow); to hit (e.g. baseball); to break wind2. to free; to release
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noun
1. cook; chef (originally from Dutch 'kok')2. tap; spigot; faucet; cock
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ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1. to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic2. to be in a hurry; to rush (usu. 慌てて)
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noun
food (esp. staple food such as rice or wheat); provisions; rations; food supply(click the word for examples and links)
noun, 'suru' verb
report; statement; filing a return; notification(click the word for examples and links)
noun, 'suru' verb, 'no' adjective
regret; repentance; remorse(click the word for examples and links)
noun
1. the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; all directions2. surroundings (this meaning is restricted to reading しほう, よほう)
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noun
alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; different name; other name(click the word to view an additional 1 reading, examples and links)
noun
administrative divisions of Japan: Tokyo-to, Hokkai-do, Osaka-fu, Kyoto-fu and remaining prefectures(click the word for examples and links)
'ku' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth)2. to refine; to improve
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noun, 'no' adjective
1. duty; sense of duty; honor; honour; decency; courtesy; debt of gratitude; social obligation2. in-law; relation by marriage
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'na' adjective, noun
related; connected; close; intimate(click the word to view an additional 1 form, examples and links)
Most common form: かい
noun, 'no' adjective
low rank; subordinate; lower order (e.g. byte); low-end(click the word for examples and links)
Most common form: しょうめつ
noun, 'suru' verb
1. extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; vanishing; termination; lapse2. annihilation (physics terminology)
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noun, 'suru' verb
1. entering an institution; beginning trainingnoun, 'no' adjective
2. primer; manual; introduction (to)(click the word for examples and links)
conjunction
however; but (often written with kana only)(click the word to view an additional 2 forms, examples and links)
noun, 'suru' verb, 'no' adjective
1. writing on the surface (e.g. an address on an envelope); inscribing on the face2. expression in writing; notation; surface form; transcription
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noun, 'suru' verb
encouragement; promotion; inducement; incitement; stimulation(click the word for examples and links)
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
to overflow; to brim over; to flood (often written with kana only)(click the word to view an additional 1 form, examples and links)
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
(season of) winter(click the word for examples and links)
noun
1. equation; formula2. method for solving a problem; set way of achieving a particular result
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noun, 'suru' verb, 'no' adjective
stillness; repose; standing still (opposite: 運動)(click the word for examples and links)
noun
1. equality (esp. of status, on equal terms); equivalence2. equivalent; equal
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Most common form: へいてん
noun, 'suru' verb
1. closing up shop (for the day)2. stopping business; going out of business
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adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), 'to' adverb
successively; one after another(click the word to view an additional 2 forms, examples and links)
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to shine on; to illuminate2. to compare (with); to refer to
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suru verb - special class, intransitive verb
1. to be contrary to; to be inconsistent with; to contradict (this meaning is restricted to form 反する)2. to act contrary to (rules or guidelines); to violate; to transgress (this meaning is restricted to form 反する)
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noun, 'suru' verb
1. firing; shooting; discharge; catapult2. ejaculation (slang)
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noun, 'suru' verb
1. imitating; copying; mimicry2. behavior; behaviour; action; conduct
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noun, 'suru' verb
declaration; indication; representation; manifestation; demonstration; expression; announcement; assertion(click the word for examples and links)
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to include (in a group or scope)2. to instruct; to make one understand
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'na' adjective, noun
strict; rigour; rigor; severe; firm; strong; secure(click the word for examples and links)
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to cool (from room temperature); to chill; to refrigerate2. to calm down; to cool off; to regain one's composure; to relax
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noun, 'no' adjective
metropolitan (i.e. established by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government)(click the word for examples and links)
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun
1. half; 50%; tie; evenness2. 5 parts; 5%
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noun
person concerned; interested party; related party(click the word for examples and links)
noun, 'suru' verb, 'no' adjective
1. reduction; resolution; deoxidization; deoxidation (see also: 酸化; chemistry term)2. restoration; return
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Most common form: たより
noun, noun (suffix), 'suru' verb
news; tidings; information; correspondence; letter (pron. だより as a suffix)(click the word for examples and links)
noun, 'no' adjective
literary style (linguistics terminology)(click the word for examples and links)
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